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The Alisha and Hazel Project

Artist Statement

This ongoing series documents the life of a disabled woman and her child, tracing their relationship and growth over time. It’s not a narrative of hardship, but one of presence, achievement, and visibility. Each piece captures moments—sometimes quiet, sometimes vibrant—that reflect the everyday realities and milestones of parenting, mobility, and connection.

The work is open-ended, potentially spanning the full arc of the child’s development into adulthood. I’m interested in how care, independence, and identity evolve across time, and how disability is lived—not abstracted or dramatised, but seen and acknowledged.

Through deliberate visual choices and layered storytelling, I aim to center disabled experience without sentimentality or pity. These images are about being seen. They are about the dignity of ordinary life, and the richness that comes from showing up, growing, and raising someone in a world that often overlooks these stories.